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Dr. Walter M. Short, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1997)

4000 Linwood Drive Suite A
Paragould, AR 72450

(870) 239-8503

Dr. Walter M. Short, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Paragould, AR specializing in family medicine and emergency medicine. He graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Walter M. Short, MD is affiliated with DOCTORS HEALTH GROUP, INC.

Office Locations

4000 Linwood Drive Suite A
Paragould, AR 72450

(870) 239-8503

(870) 236-1947

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

A1C test

glycated protein test

In 2023, Dr. Walter M. Short, MD had a list price for A1C test, and glycated protein test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

A1C test

By Affordability:

blood tests

diabetes management

diabetes screening

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arkansas, Dr. Walter M. Short, MD performed more A1C test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests, diabetes management, and diabetes screening that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter M. Short, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Paragould, AR during 2012 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	1342

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter M. Short, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Paragould, AR during 2013 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	1140

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	581

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	904
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	159
Less than 65	356

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	43
Dementia	27
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter M. Short, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Paragould, AR during 2014 were emergency care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	38
emergency care	853
lab tests	32

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	463

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	660
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	97
Less than 65	288

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	43
Dementia	25
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter M. Short, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Paragould, AR during 2015 were emergency care, lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	220
emergency care	530
lab tests	167
thoracic (chest) imaging	25
X-rays	25

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	554
Female	812

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1226
Black	108
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	436
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	158
Less than 65	464

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter M. Short, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Paragould, AR during 2016 were emergency care, lab tests, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	16
doctor visit	115
emergency care	244
lab tests	99
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
X-rays	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	41
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	39
Dementia	21
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter M. Short, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Paragould, AR during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	55
doctor visit	59
lab tests	163
preventive care	55

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	78

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	47
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter M. Short, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Paragould, AR during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	44
doctor visit	90
lab tests	115
preventive care	44

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	78

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter M. Short, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Paragould, AR during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	57
doctor visit	139
lab tests	156
preventive care	57

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	97

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	30
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter M. Short, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Paragould, AR during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	53
doctor visit	130
lab tests	107
preventive care	53

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	78

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter M. Short, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Paragould, AR during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	54
doctor visit	133
lab tests	92
preventive care	54

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	88

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Walter M. Short, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Paragould, AR during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	64
doctor visit	123
lab tests	149
preventive care	64

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	93

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Walter M. Short, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Paragould, AR were emergency care, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

blood draw	16
diabetes management	54
doctor visit	116
emergency care	821
lab tests	120
preventive care	54
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
X-rays	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	22
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	286
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	70
85 and over	41
Less than 65	141
65 to 74	125

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Walter M. Short, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	6
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Walter M. Short, MD graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1997. He has a state license in Arkansas.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1997)

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Walter M. Short, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

DOCTORS HEALTH GROUP, INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$375 ANORO $181	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $86	SHINGRIX $48	BEXSERO $41	Menveo $19
Amgen Inc.	$262 Aimovig $103	Repatha $95	Prolia $65
Novo Nordisk Inc	$208 Ozempic $105	RYBELSUS $33	Wegovy $29	Tresiba $29	Saxenda $12
AbbVie Inc.	$195 UBRELVY $79	VRAYLAR $62	QULIPTA $54
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$96 FARXIGA $72	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $13	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $11
Other	$769 VRAYLAR $97	Trintellix $68	XIFAXAN $59	Myrbetriq $43	LATUDA $37	Other $464

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,906

Biography

Dr. Walter Short is a Paragould, AR physician who specializes in family medicine and emergency medicine. He studied medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Walter M. Short, MD From 2012 - 2022

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